Hijacked Jet Lands In Havana
An Argentine airliner with 80 aboard landed safely in Havana after stops in Mendoza, Santiago, and Lima. The hijackers, who identified as from the People's Revolutionary Army, claimed their motives while demanding fuel and supplies for the across Caribbean flight.
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Havana
Miami
Fla
Argentina
Chile
Peru
Panama
Federal Aviation Adminstration
Caribbean
Pedro Bone
Pone
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Lima
People’s Revolutionary Army
Edgardo Dursi
Mendoza
Andes
Pope 4A
Col
Weather To Stay On Hot Side In Lawton Oklahoma
The National Weather Service forecasts hot conditions in Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma with a high near 100 and a low around 75. A 20 percent chance of afternoon and night thunder showers is possible, with partly cloudy skies and light variable winds up to 12 mph. Highs reached 99 and lows about 77 yesterday.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Sihanouk Rejects Kissinger Parley in Peking Visit
Exiled Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk flatly rejects talks with Henry Kissinger during Kissinger’s visit to Peking. Sihanouk vows to continue armed struggle, denounces division of Cambodia, and predicts no Pax Americana as Chou En-lai welcomes him. Penn Nouth and the royal government unity entourage join the reception.
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Kissinger
Peking
Sihanouk
National Unity
Cambodia
Penn Nouth
Chou
Monique
Peking People’s Daily
China
Export Controls Clamped On Farm Items To Halt Price Spiral
The Nixon administration imposed export controls on 41 agricultural commodities including soybean byproducts peanuts alfalfa and sunflower oil to curb a food price spiral. Commerce Secretary Dent said orders after June 13 will not be licensed until further notice with prior orders licensed fully for exports before October 1.
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Washington
Nixon
Commerce
Frederick Dent
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Dent
Cost of Living Council says plan won’t force losses
Washington officials say the Phase 4 anti inflation plan will not compel businesses to operate at a loss. The update was given as part of ongoing discussions with industries and financial bodies.
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Washington (Ap
John Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Fourth of July noted as relatively sane in Lawton area
Lawton residents celebrated the Fourth of July with few injuries and fires. Mount Scott at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge was closed after crowds dispersed. 15 citations were issued for unauthorized swimming and fireworks. Firecrackers caused a small fire. an eight-year-old was lost and found. Three people treated at Memorial Hospital for firecracker injuries. none admitted.
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Lawton Area
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Mount Scott
Europe Open Continent Goal Urged by Rogers at Security Conference
Secretary of State William P. Rogers urged 33 European states and Canada to keep Europe open to the free flow of people and ideas. He said coexistence is not enough and called for concrete steps to improve daily life, with mediation panels as a possible U.S. backing.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Glenn W. Turner
United States
U.S
Europe
Rogers
Elsinki
Finland
William P. Rogers
European Security Conference
Canada
Alec Douglas-Home
Switzerland
Rudolf Kirschlager
UN May Switch Currency Base
UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim said the organization is weighing a switch from the dollar as its budget base due to devaluation losses. He noted $9 million was lost last year and said any move would be decided by the General Assembly. Waldheim also discussed the Middle East crisis, favoring diplomacy and possible negotiations.
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Geneva
Switzerland
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
World Organization
United Nations
Waldheim
General Assembly
Middle East
Security Council
Habib Bourguiba
Tunisia
Bourguiba
Lawton Firm Alleges Bid Exclusion for Center
Lawton based Shelton Construction seeks withheld funds from federal and local financiers to probe bidding procedures for the 1.6 million Jim Taliaferro Community Health Center. W C Shelton claims local contractors lacked bid specs, circulated only outside Lawton, excluding area subcontractors and suppliers.
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Lawton
W. C. Shelton
Shelton Construction Co
Jim Taliaferro Community Health Center
Shelton
Protest Over Delayed Plans Squelches Bid Date for Mental Health Center
State bid notices promised plans by June 14 but not released until June 20. Shelton protested to the Board of Public Affairs as bids near closure. delay denied to protect HEW funded funds of 800000 and HERO bond contributions totaling 800000.
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Shelton
Board of Public Affairs
Jim Taliaferro
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Lawton
McMahon Foundation
State Board of Public Affairs
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New York Daily News
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West Germany
European Economic Community
Mental Health Center
Mick Taylor
McMahon
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